Parenting

Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

Kids EN ↓ 411 episodes

Wouldn’t it be great if your child came with an owner’s manual? A how-to book on how to raise your child? And if your child came with such a manual, wouldn’t it be helpful to have someone walk you through it, making that owner’s manual come alive? Michael Gurian and Tim Wright serve as your guides through what they believe is the owner’s manual for your child: Your child’s brain. While the brain doesn’t tell the whole story, it does offer a treasure trove of insights into your son or daughter. Michael and Tim each have over 30 years of experience using brain science research, best-practices, a...

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How to be a Perfect Parent 17.07.2023 38:57

How to be a Perfect Parent. Michael and Tim look at the pressure parents feel to be perfect and how to move from being perfect to being nurturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eating Disorders and Our Daughters 10.07.2023 32:21

Eating Disorders and Our Daughters. Michael and Tim are joined by Dr. Gregg Jantz to discuss eating disorders and our girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

School Avoidance 03.07.2023 34:36

School Avoidance. Michael and Tim respond to a USAToday article about a growing trend of school avoidance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boys Who Undress Dolls 26.06.2023 34:31

The Boys Who Undress Dolls. A teacher writes in concerned about boys undressing dolls in the classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking With Our Kids About Racism 19.06.2023 37:28

Talking With Our Kids About Racism. Michael and Tim are joined by Dr. Marion Hill to offer insights into tackling racism with our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Father's Day Special with Guest Andy Holloway 12.06.2023 37:43

Father's Day Special with Guest Andy Holloway. Michael and Tim are joined by Andy Holloway, one of the hosts of the top rated Fantasy Footballers Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What To Do With My Tweens on Summer Break? 05.06.2023 36:19

What To Do With My Tweens on Summer Break? Michael and Tim look at strategies for navigating the summer break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suicide 29.05.2023 34:34

Suicide. Michael and Tim look the reasons for suicides among boys and girls, what to look for, and how to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking with Our Kids about Antisemitism 22.05.2023 35:22

Talking with our kids about antisemitism. Michael and Tim look at antisemitism and how to talk to our kids about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boy Who Hits 15.05.2023 33:04

The Boy Who Hits. A mom writes in about her 5 year old on the verge of being suspended due to hitting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First Love 01.05.2023 34:38

First Love. A mom is challenged by her 10 year old son's first crush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sounding the Alarm on Teen Mental Health 24.04.2023 35:44

Sounding the Alarm on Teen Mental Health. Michael and Tim discuss the new CDC report showing the dramatic increase in depression in teens over the last 10 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Learning Styles for Boys and Girls 17.04.2023 36:42

Best Learning Styles for Boys and Girls. Michael and Tim respond to a mom's questions about the best learning environments for her son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Post-Pandemic Learning Gap with Special Guest Maxwell Roach 10.04.2023 37:11

The Post-Pandemic Learning Gap with Special Guest Max Roach. Michael and Tim welcome Maxwell Roach to talk about the power of tutoring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pressuring My Kindergarten Son To Read 03.04.2023 36:19

Pressuring My Kindergarten Son To Read. A mom is concerned about the pressure being put on her son to read in Kindergarten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navigating Bad Dreams 27.03.2023 35:21

Navigating Bad Dreams. A mom writes in about her son's nightmares. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protecting Our Child From Our Friend's Daughter 20.03.2023 34:16

Protecting Our Child From Our Friend's Daughter. A mom writes about the daughter of their good friends who tends to act too aggressively around her son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smells Like Teen Spirit with special guest Elizabeth Bennett 13.03.2023 34:18

Smells Like Teen Spirit with special guest Elizabeth Bennett. Educator and Author Elizabeth Bennett joins the podcast to talk about how to better communicate with our teens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Need to be First 06.03.2023 33:21

The Need to be First. A mom writes in concerned about her son's need to always win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building Independence 27.02.2023 34:07

Michael and Tim address a mom's concern about her five year old daughter's lack of willingness for to play independently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building Self Esteem In Your Teenage Daughter 20.02.2023 37:13

Building Self Esteem In Your Teenage Daughter. Michael and Tim are joined by Nellie Harden to talk about the roadblocks to self esteem for our teenage daughters and how to remove them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taking the "Temperature" of Your Child 13.02.2023 35:35

Taking the "Temperature" of Your Child. Dr. Lori Baudino joins Michael and Tim to offer insights into better understanding our children by observing how they move and act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Messenger App and Your Child 06.02.2023 33:02

Messenger App and Your Child. A mom writes in frustrated over Messenger App and how it's taking up so much of her daughter's life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents Ask The Toughest Questions 30.01.2023 35:25

Parents Ask The Toughest Questions. Tim hits Michael with five questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports! 23.01.2023 34:35

Sports! Michael and Tim talk about the innate drive to play sports and how to help our kids navigate a sports culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices